Wheel.



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WHEEL.

AP PLIOATION FILED MAY 29, 1908.

Patented Mai. 8, 1910.

anoentoz Jafin EL aw lili 1 JOHN H. LAU, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OI-IN H. Law, a citizen ot the United States,residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wheels, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels, and itsprimary object is to provide a wheel designed to obviate the necessityof the use of a pneumatic tire, the in vention comprehending a vehiclewheel which will possess the resilient and traction qualities of apneumatic tire, but will not possess the danger, annoyance and expenseincident to the use of a pneumatic tire.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a vehicle wheel ofthe above stated character which is simple, durable and efficient andwhich may be manufac tured at a comparatively low cost.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel featuresof construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fullydescribed hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claimappended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one of the embodimentsofthe invention, Figure l is a view in side elevation of a vehicle wheelconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an end viewpartly in section.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters A designates the hub,B the spokes, G the telly, and D the tire of a wheel constructed inaccordance with my invention. Each spoke is substantially V- shaped, andthe free or inner ends of the members 1 thereof are secured in the usualmanner to the hub A. The united or outer ends of the members 1 of eachspoke are resiliently secured to the telly C.

The means for resiliently securing the outer end of each spoke B to thetelly C, consists of an attaching element E, expansible coiled springs Fand a housing G Each attaching element E is U-shaped, and secured to theinner side of the telly C through the medium of its connecting bar 2,the arms 3 of the element projectmg inwardly in the direction of the hubA. The

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free ends of the arms 3 are screw-threaded. Each housing G comprises apair of cylin ders 4 fully closed at their outer ends and fully open attheir inner ends. The cylinders 4t are united by a web 5 provided withan opening 6 tor the reception of the outer connected ends of themembers of each spoke. The arms 3 of each attaching element E arelocated in the cylinders 4 of each housing, the arms passing throughopenings 7 formed in the closed ends of the cylinders.

The springs F are mounted in the cylinders t between plates 8 mountedupon the arms 3 and the closed ends of the cylinders, said plates beingsecured in applied position by nuts 9 mounted upon the threaded ends ofthe arms 3. The tensions of the springs F may be regulated through themedium of the nuts 9.

As the attaching elements E are secured to the telly C, as the housingsG are secured to the spokes l3, and as the springs F are interposedbetween the elements E and the housings G, the telly C is resilientlymounted upon the spokes B. As the telly G is re siliently mounted uponthe spokes B, the wheel possesses the resilient qualities of a pneumatictire. T 0 give to the wheel the traction qualities of a pneumatic tire,the tire D is constructed of rubber.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A wheel comprising a hub, spokes secured to the hub, a pair of cylinderssecured to the outer, end of each spoke, the outer closed ends of thecylinders being provided with openings, U-shaped attaching elementssecured to the inner side of the telly, the arms extending into thecylinders through the "openings in the closed ends thereof, the freeends of the arms being screw-threaded, nuts mounted upon the threadedends of the arms, plates mounted upon the arms between the closed endsof the cylinders and the nuts, and eXpansible coiled springs mountedupon the arms between the plates and the closed ends of the cylinders.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. LAU- Witnesses:

J. A. ALEXANDER, LEWIS KINTER.

I Patented Mar. 8, 191d. Application filed May 29, 1908. $eria1 No.435,667.

